Monday, December 13, 2010

Final Lecture 12/3

Painting in 1950s-1980s

Abstract Expressionism: Jackson Pollock - "Jack the Dripper" - Life Magazine. 

Just after WWII, America became a super power in art.
Abstract Expressionism is the idea that it was improvisational, natural, and usually expressed by man.

Second Generation Abstract Expressionism
Joan Mitchell started early, and refuted the idea of being an action painter.
Cy Twombly, totally opposite of Jackson Pollock... very purposeful and careful.
Brice Martin, started out as minimal painter, then followed Twombly.

Pop Art 
Andy Worhol, though that everyone should be famous for 15 min. Probably the most well known pop artist.
Robert Raschenberg, silk screening paintings.

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